Fob.



S. 0. BIGNEY.

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APPLIUATION FILED 11911.21, 1910.

1,001,187. Patented Aug.22,1911.

ATTDRNEY..

SIDNEY O. BIGNEY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Auw. 22, 1911.

Application filed November 21, 1910. Serial No. 593,324.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY O. BIGNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fobs7 of Which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vest fobs comprising a Wire body. The use of this type of fob is limited by its susceptibility to fracture along its face or edges either by reason of excessive folding, or buckling, or by reason of forcible contact With other objects; and the exposed strands not only ravel the fob but mutilate the adjacent fabric.

The objects of my invention are to overcome the above defects Without depriving the fob of desired flexibility, to strengthen the fob, and to enhance its sightliness. Also to attain these ends in a simple and inexpensive manner.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a fob embodying my invention, Figs. 2, 3, and 4c side, pla'n, and end elevations respectively of one of the shield members, Fig. 5, a side elevation of a portion of the fob body, and Fig. 6, a front elevation of a modified form of my invention.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification like reference letters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In the embodiment of my invention herein shown A is a flexible strip comprising the fob body consisting of a Wire fabric.

B and C arethe usual upperand lovver suspension bars respectively which may be of any usual convenient construction and when desired the bar C may be entirely omitted.

D and E are the usual suspension rings upon the bars B and C. The ring D in this instance is connected to the ring F of the fastening member I-I Which may be either the usual clasp or a swivel.

Slidably mounted upon the body A are a plurality of flattened oblong bands, rings, or units M comprising parallel sides m and looped ends m. The intermediate portions of the sides m2 are arched, and the sides near their ends are preferably provided with return or angular bends or shoulders m3. body A in series one above the other with the arches m2 of the adjacent units extending in opposite directions, and the arches of the end units being in contact With the end bars B and C. Alternate couplets of the series have the shoulders or ends m3 in contact with each other. The described units are in rocking contact with each other at their arched portions since I prefer to have the units extend slightly beyond the edges of the body.

The units M hold the body A flat transversely and prevent buckling, and protect the faces and edges of the body against fracture or raveling, and enhance the appearance and strengthen the body as a Whole; yet the body possesses a desirable degree of flexibility longitudinally as shown in Fig. 5. A Vslight degree of transverse exibility is present in the body also.

In Fig. 6 is shown a modied form of my device. The units M being merely arcuate in shape.

What I claim is,--

1. A fob of the type set forth comprising a flattened flexible body, and a series of transversely disposed flattened bands engaging the front and back of the body and extending around the edges of said body, each band having portions intermediate its ends deflected out of the plane of the bands, with said deflected portions of adjacent bands oppositely disposed and engaging each other.

2. In a fob of the type set forth, a flexible body, and a series of independent bands loosely embracing said body and independently movable thereon, said band'shaving bent portions olf-set transversely of the plane of the bands and substantially in engagement with each other.

3. In a fob of the type set forth, a flexible body, and a series of independent bands loosely embracing said body and independently movable thereon, said bands having bent portions oflset transversely of the plane of the bands and substantially in engagement With each other, the adjacent bands having their ends oppositely deflected.

4. In a fob of the type set forth, a flexible body portion and a series of bands disposed transversely upon and loosely mounted upon said body, said bands being arranged in The units M are arranged upon the couplets and the bands of eaehieouplet being In testilnony whereof Iphave aHiXed my provided with bends transverse to the planes signature in presence of two Witnesses. of the bands, and' the bends on one band opposing those on the other respectively, the SIDNEY O' BIGNEY bands and couplets being substantially in Witnesses:

Contact throughout a substantial portion of ETHEL W. VITHERELL,

the fob. EDITH C. PIKE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. C. 

